A Soldier's Story

"Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder... and the truth is a story you won't forget."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.8/10

198 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Supporting Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$21.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$15.8M

ROI: +264%

Budget Recovery364% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.0M|Revenue: $21.8M

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29.6K

Daily Avg

494

7-Day Trend

+10%

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Based On

A Soldier's Play

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Louisiana

Time Period

1944

Themes & Subjects

#worldwarii

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Russell Boyd

Music / Score

Herbie Hancock

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch A Soldier's Story

Available in 64 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

Germany12

JapanG

Netherlands6

Production

Director

Norman Jewison

Writer

Charles Fuller

Production Companies

CaldixColumbia Pictures

Cast

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

Art Evans

Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

David Harris

Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle

Big Mary

Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young

Private Henson

Tags & Keywords

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